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Animalia Rank: Species Synonym(s):Alligator mississipiensis (Daudin, 1801) Crocodilus mississipiensis Daudin, 1801 Vernacular name(s): Aligator americano [Spanish] American Alligator [English] Florida alligator [English] Louisiana alligator [English] Mississippi alligator [English] alligator [English] gator [English] Taxonomic Status: Current Standing: valid Data Quality Indicators: Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met |
Taxonomic Hierarchy Get the following data in XML format - up to the kingdom Get the following data in XML format Kingdom Animalia-- animals Phylum Chordata-- chordates Subphylum Vertebrata-- vertebrates Class Reptilia-- Reptiles Order Crocodilia-- alligators, caimans Family Alligatoridae-- Alligators, Caimans Genus Alligator-- Alligators Species Alligator mississippiensis-- alligator, American Alligator |
References Expert(s):Roy W. McDiarmid: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Other sources: Source: Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad database (version undefined); for vernacular name: Aligator americano [Spanish]; (CONABIO: (http://www.conabio.gob.mx/)) Source: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Program website (version undefined); (http://endangered.fws.gov/) References: Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2004. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada, draft (2004). Comments: As-yet (2004) unpublished manuscript from 1998 King, F. W., and R. L. Burke, eds. 1989. Crocodilian, Tuatara, and Turtle Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Association of Systematics Collections. Washington, D.C., USA. ISBN: 0-942924-15-0. |
Geographic Information Geographic Information:North America Jurisdiction:Continental US, Native |
Comments Comments:David Nicolson - ITIS Data Development Coordinator According to the US Fish & Wildlife Service's Endangered Species site (2001), "in 1987, the Fish and Wildlife Service pronounced the American alligator fully recovered and consequently removed the animal from the list of endangered species. Although the American alligator is secure, some related animals -- such as several species of crocodiles and caimans -- are still in trouble. For this reason, the Fish and Wildlife Service still regulates the legal trade in alligator skins, or products made from them, in order to protect these endangered animals with skin that is similar in appearance, but illegal in the commercial market"Herrick Brown - ITIS Data Development Technician Banks et al. (2003) note: Threatened throughout range |
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